Example sentences of "operate at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is there a repairs problem in West Belfast ? how does the repairs system operate at the present time ? is the policy of employing contractors for repairs adequate ? are tenants rights safeguarded in the tendering policy of the Housing Executive in regards to accountability to the community and the standard of work carried out ? |
| 2 | Today Mr Clarke saw how the police operate at the sharp end . |
| 3 | Most of the top-flight executive search consultants who now operate at the very top end of the market have developed their search careers by some functional or industry specialisation and there is evidence that this will continue to be an important factor . |
| 4 | The mode of action of quinolones is different from other antibiotics , which typically operate at the bacterial cell wall or at the ribosome . |
| 5 | The same forces operate at the national level ; in Italy , for example , agricultural policies have favoured large scale agriculture and further decreased the viability of non-intensive , small-scale producers who predominate in the south . |
| 6 | As discussed in the previous chapter , this view argues that distinct political processes operate at the national and the local level . |
| 7 | ‘ He is spending big at Liverpool again but when you operate at the top end of the market prices will always be high . ’ |